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This excerpt taken from the ATVI DEF 14A filed Apr 22, 2009.

Auditor Fees

        The table below sets forth the categories and amounts (including out-of-pocket expenses incurred by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in connection with providing such services and billed to us) paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (which consisted of the nine month period from April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008) and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

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Amounts in the table for periods prior to the consummation of the Combination on July 9, 2008 reflect amounts paid by Activision, Inc. to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
 
  December 31, 2008   March 31, 2008  

Audit fees(1)

             
 

Worldwide including statutory audit fees

  $ 3,156,500   $ 1,910,446  
 

Accounting assistance and SEC documents

    719,700     395,100  
           
 

Total audit fees

    3,876,200     2,305,546  
           

Audit-related fees(2)

    77,120      
           

Tax fees(3)

             
 

Compliance

    207,794     251,940  
 

Planning and advice

    1,040,373     132,029  
           
 

Total tax fees

    1,248,167     383,969  
           

All other fees(4)

    43,067     7,800  
           
 

Total

  $ 5,244,554   $ 2,697,315  
           

      (1)
      Audit Fees: This category includes services provided in connection with the annual audit of our financial statements (including required quarterly reviews of financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q), services provided in connection with the annual audit of our internal controls over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, statutory audits required for certain of our non-U.S. subsidiaries, comfort letters, consents, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements.

      (2)
      Audit-Related Fees: This category includes fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements.

      (3)
      Tax Fees: This category includes services rendered for U.S. and foreign tax compliance and returns, transfer pricing, research and development tax credit and other technical tax consulting.

      (4)
      All Other Fees: This category includes fees for all other services except those described above. For the year ended December 31, 2008, such services consisted of fees in connection with subscription to an online research tool, assistance with expatriated employee tax returns, training and research materials. For the year ended March 31, 2008, such services consisted of fees in connection with subscription to an online research tool.

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